An insight into the thermo-thickening behavior of wormlike micellar solutions based on ultra-long-chain surfactants
Quan Yin, Qiang Tian, James Doutch, Asante O. Frimpong, Xiao Xu, Hongyao Yin, Peixun Li, Yujun Feng
Abstract
-unsaturation and the resulting kink in the hydrophobic tails give the surfactants good solubility, which is not conducive to the formation of micelles. In brief, the zwitterionic, longer tail and saturated tail surfactants can form WLMs with a prolonged persistence length at elevated temperatures.
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MicelleSmall-angle X-ray scatteringCounterionChemistryCationic polymerizationViscosityNeutron scatteringPulmonary surfactantSmall-angle neutron scatteringPolymer chemistryChemical engineeringMicellar solutionsChemical physicsAqueous solutionMaterials scienceScatteringOrganic chemistryIonComposite materialOpticsPhysicsBiochemistryEngineeringSurfactants and Colloidal SystemsLipid Membrane Structure and BehaviorMaterial Dynamics and Properties